USMC 108470: Operation Solid Shield 76

Item Description
Title
USMC 108470: Operation Solid Shield 76

Citation information
USMC 108470: Operation Solid Shield 76. (122-0505-02-03-76; 122-CLNC-76; R-9-12; 10-2093.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3386

Marine Corps Library Number
8537-16

Additional identifiers
122-0505-02-03-76; 122-CLNC-76; R-9-12; 10-2093

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108470

Decade
1970

Date
1976-05-17

Description
Marines participate in training exercise Operation Solid Shield 76. A UH1 helicopter lands in a field. Marines with gas masks double time over mud near river, prepare 60mm mortar. Marines question simulated ""aggressors"". OH58 and UH1 helicopters in flight. LVTP7s cross river, move on dirt roads. Civilian photographer takes pictures of Marines. M60 tanks and LVTP7s move through a field. CH53 helicopter delivers sections of pontoon bridge. Engineers assemble the pontoon bridge.

Location(s)
Camp Lejeune (N.C.)

Camera crew
Boykiw

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Division
2nd Division


Regiment
8th Marines


Battalion
1st Battalion


Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Reversal: Positive

Original physical length
380

Original aspect ratio
1.37:1 (Academy)

Original media type
Motion pictures (visual works)

Language
English

Contributing organization
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections


Digital collection name
United States Marine Corps Films


Rights information
Public domain.

Digital media type
Moving Image

Date digital file created
01/18/2023

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K

Digital runtime
10:40

Digital file type
video/H264